Posts Tagged ‘Luzenac’

Johnson & Johnson and Luzenac, a talc mining company, funded a study that purported to show that exposure to talcum powder does not cause ovarian cancer. News about the pharmaceutical giant’s role in funding the 2008 study came to light last week during a lawsuit filed by 22 women who were diagnosed with cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. (more…)

The mining company that supplied talc to Johnson & Johnson for use in its talcum baby powder products is facing five lawsuits in Louisiana. The lawsuits were filed jointly against Rio Tinto Minerals and Johnson & Johnson on behalf of five women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products manufactured by the pharmaceutical giant. (more…)